The Weather Thread

[FreeCandy44]

3-6 in the flat areas of Westmoreland and 6-8 in the ridges says WPXI.

[newarenanow]

What about north near the Butler/Allegheny County borders.

[JS©]

Got about 2 inches, occassional wet heavy snow here.

Aren't we supposed to get the bulk of the storm tonight?

correct

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 5 TO 9 INCHES... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 INCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY OHIO... SOUTHERN BROOKE... SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY... AND SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTIES.

* SNOW BEGINNING... LIGHT SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED. STEADIER SNOW WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS MORNING.

* PERIOD OF POSSIBLE TRANSITION... SNOW MAY MIX OR CHANGE TO SLEET OR RAIN FOR A PERIOD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON... BROOKE... ALLEGHENY... AND ARMSTRONG COUNTIES. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW OVERNIGHT.

* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW... TONIGHT.

* SNOW ENDING... WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL END WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING... 412-262-1988... POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE... OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.

[newarenanow]

Just looked on WPXI, I'm in the 6-8 inch range, but also right next to the 3-6, so I'll expect like 4 inches.

[mac5155]

Yeah, I think we've gotten more than expected thus far.

[mac5155]

As I got more north it got progressively better. Had about 3 inches on the car this morning and the back roads were snow covered. Gotta love the townships - PennDOT won't reimburse them to take care of their roads, so the Twps plow the side roads, yet the state routes are still snow covered.

[MRandall25]

So the major highways shouldn't be too bad tomorrow, right?


Right?

Not even sure I can trust PennDOT with not making a complete hash out of this.

[MRandall25]

And now I'm seriously considering driving back tonight because I have no clue what the conditions will be like.

[mac5155]

And now I'm seriously considering driving back tonight because I have no clue what the conditions will be like.

70 was just wet today. But you're gonna be spending half your drive in Ohio, so stop singling out PennDOT

[Letang Is The Truth]

what time of day are you leaving tomorrow?

[MRandall25]

what time of day are you leaving tomorrow?

Was planning on leaving before 11 AM.

[PghSkins]

Supposed to drive halfway across PA tomorrow. In their wisdom, our School District which gives random 2 hour delays and half days throughout the year for teacher training has a full day tomorrow. Hoping they cancel.

[the wicked child]

Still just raining here.

[ILikeTurtles]

Sure hope I don't get stuck in Erie for thanksgiving. I want some turkey.

[newarenanow]

Still just raining here.

Where are you?

[FreeCandy44]

Still just raining here.

Yep

[Shyster]

It better snow more than this. I was working late in my garage last night to swap on my snow tires, and I'll be greatly disappointed if it just rains.

As an aside, every car manual I've ever read cautions the owner not to use an air wrench to put on lug nuts, and to instead use a torque wrench to properly tighten the nuts to spec. Why, then, does every garage—include dealerships—use a ****ing air wrench to slam on the nuts? I had to bang on my lug wrench with a freaking sledgehammer to loosen the lug nuts on my wheels.

[Factorial]

It better snow more than this. I was working late in my garage last night to swap on my snow tires, and I'll be greatly disappointed if it just rains.

As an aside, every car manual I've ever read cautions the owner not to use an air wrench to put on lug nuts, and to instead use a torque wrench to properly tighten the nuts to spec. Why, then, does every garage—include dealerships—use a ****ing air wrench to slam on the nuts? I had to bang on my lug wrench with a freaking sledgehammer to loosen the lug nuts on my wheels.

Get a metal 6 foot pipe and attach it to the torque wrench. Leverage is your friend.

[ulf]

I'm like 50 mins north of the city, we got about 4 inches so far. The weather man was right, touche sir.

[PghSkins]

Between 4 and 5 inches in the Beaver










County

[IanMoran]

Nothing in Minneapolis

[ulf]

Nothing in Minneapolis

you'll get yours

[IanMoran]

Nothing in Minneapolis

you'll get yours

This is true, last year winter was TERRIBLE here.. even for this area. When I went back home to pgh, was when you guys got your biggest snow.... Coming back for thanksgiving of course lol

[mac5155]

It better snow more than this. I was working late in my garage last night to swap on my snow tires, and I'll be greatly disappointed if it just rains.

As an aside, every car manual I've ever read cautions the owner not to use an air wrench to put on lug nuts, and to instead use a torque wrench to properly tighten the nuts to spec. Why, then, does every garage—include dealerships—use a ****ing air wrench to slam on the nuts? I had to bang on my lug wrench with a freaking sledgehammer to loosen the lug nuts on my wheels.

Because when you're on the side of the road and only have that little flimsy lug wrench and it snaps because you put the lugs on with an air wrench and snugged them up to 100 ft lbs instead of the rated 40, you'll wish your dealership put them on with a 4way.

[mac5155]

Also run on sentence much?